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1. Kaleidoscope of the Heart: Bipolar II disorder and feelings of irritation - A person thinks they are supposed to have depression, but for some reason also finds themselves getting highly irritated and frustrated.
2. Bridge made of recycled fire hoses from Japan helps endangered orangutans in Borneo - A bridge made of recycled fire hoses in Borneo links endangered orangutans' habitats, which have been destroyed and fragmented due to deforestation.
3. 2 men arrested for stealing motorcycles linked to smuggling to Africa - Two Japanese men have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department and charged with stealing motorcycles and scooters for the purpose of selling to a Ghanaian scrap dealer suspected to be part of a smuggling operation sending the bikes to Africa.
4. Aquarium lures visitors with rare white eel - WAKAYAMA -- A university aquarium here is housing an unusual specimen that visitors have welcomed with curiosity -- a white eel.
5. Hotel ties room discounts to yen's appreciation - HAKONE, Kanagawa -- Amid the yen's continuing appreciation, a resort hotel here has announced a unique accommodation plan, in which the stronger the yen gets, the cheaper guest rooms become.

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1. Japan fattens textbooks to reverse sliding rank - Japan is going back to basics after a 10-year experiment in "pressure-free education," which encouraged more application of knowledge and less rote memorization. Education - Rote learning - Asia - Japan - Business and Economy
2. Japan Shares Rise, Tracking U.S. Gains Friday - Japan Shares Rise, Tracking U.S. Gains Friday
3. Japan puts whale meat on school menus - TOKYO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Japan, whose stocks of whale meat have risen to about 4,000 tons, is trying to increase consumption by putting it on school lunch menus, officials say. Japan - Whaling - Asia - TOKYO - School meal
4. Japan avenge World Cup loss - YOKOHAMA: Japan went some way to avenging their World Cup exit this year by beating Paraguay 1-0 thanks to a second-half Shinji Kagawa goal on Saturday.
5. Japan 1 Paraguay 0 - international friendly result - Japan 1 Paraguay 0 - international friendly result.

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1. Kyoto bakes as thermometer climbs to 39.9 - The mercury on Sunday soared to a temple-scorching 39.9 degrees (104 F) in Kyotanabe, Kyoto Prefecture, resetting the record for highest temperature this summer, the Meteorological Agency said.
   It was also the highest temperature ever recorded in the month of September. The previous record, 39.7, was logged in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 2, 2000, the agency said.

   
   

   
   
2. Suzuki bets big on India - HAMAMATSU (Kyodo) Suzuki Motor Corp. is planning to build a third car manufacturing plant in India that could go onstream as early as 2013, a move that will make India the company's biggest production base, even outstripping Japan, sources familiar with the plan said Sunday.
   Suzuki, based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, is expected to focus chiefly on producing small automobiles at the new plant, which will join a rapidly growing market where Suzuki is already the biggest player, with a roughly 50 percent share. However, it will likely face stiff competifrom other major automakers that are making inroads into India.

   
   

   
   
3. A-bomb museum gets 60 millionth - HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum welcomed its 60 millionth visitor Sunday.
   "It's a large number equivalent to nearly half the population of Japan. We feel its significance," said Koichiro Maeda, the director of the museum.